When a parent is in cancer treatment and the money stops, we pay the household bills. Families are referred to us by their hospital social worker. South Australian, volunteer-run, and usually approved within 24 hours.
We don't take applications directly. A social worker at a South Australian hospital refers a family to us, and most referrals are approved within 24 hours.
For supportersA one-off gift or a small monthly one. It goes to a family's bills, not to salaries; every board member is a volunteer.
Cancer treatment often means a parent can't work. The bills don't know that. Families come to us after they've already cut everything they can; we're the last resort, and we pay the bills that can't wait.
Paid directly to the provider so nothing gets cut off during treatment.
Council rates, car registration and extra childcare on treatment days keep arriving whether or not a parent can work. We help cover them.
Transport to appointments. An air conditioner so a parent in the Mid North can be treated at home. A wig while the paperwork is stuck. If a social worker says it matters, we look at it.
South Australian families supported since 2005
Typical time from a social worker's request to our approval
Run entirely by volunteers, since 2005
Lisa Fahey called everyone "chook". Diagnosed with cancer at 41, she saw first-hand how quickly a family's finances unravel when a parent can't work, and asked that something be done about it for the families who came after her.
Since 2005 the Foundation she asked for has been run entirely by volunteers and funded by South Australians.
Stories from the families and supporters who keep this going.
Deloitte's Social Club made the Foundation the cause for their quiz night, chook cupcakes included.
A raffle, a very full bowl of tickets and a cheque that will pay bills for families this winter.
Follow along for the wins between the big updates.
Almost all of what you give goes straight to a family's bills. No salaries, no office. Just South Australians looking after each other.